Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Castlemartyr (imokilly By., Ballyoughtera Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlemartyr (imokilly By., Ballyoughtera Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.90563, -8.06585
- SMR number
- CO077-006001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In plantation, within demesne of Castlemartyr House (CO077-00501-). Roughly oval-shaped overgrown yard (c. 80m E-W; c. 50m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) with external fosse (D 0.4m) S->NE; elsewhere bank levelled but trace of shallow fosse evident. Causewayed entrance to N; entrance with modern gate piers to S. At centre, ruins of Ballyoughtera parish church (CO077-00602-); interior used for burials. Marked graves only noted to S of church, according to Coleman (1907-9f, 243) 'about forty', dating from 1783. No longer in use.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.